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Radar Vectors

Practical Procedures Approach

‘Radar vectors’ just means that an aircraft is guided by the air traffic controller through speci...

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Level Change

Practical Procedures Center

While there are various reasons for a level change, this article focuses on the conflict solving ...

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Vertical Speed

Practical Procedures Center

This article describes the use of vertical speed (rates of climb and descend) by air traffic cont...

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Speed Control

Practical Procedures Center

This article describes the use of speed control by air traffic controllers to manage the traffic ...

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Vectoring

Practical Procedures Center

This article describes the use of vectoring by air traffic controllers to manage the traffic flow...

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Conflict Solving

Practical Procedures Center

This article describes the typical methods and controller actions used to solve conflict between ...

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Conflict detection

Practical Procedures Center

Definitions Conflict. Predicted converging of aircraft in space and time which constitutes a vio...

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Runway Change Guide

Practical Procedures

Runway changes might be tricky, especially during phases with a lot of traffic. This guide should...

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Deicing using the example of EDDM

Practical Procedures Delivery / Ground / Tower

Introduction Aircraft are becoming more and more sophisticated and complex, there are more and m...

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Missed Approach - Controller Guide

Practical Procedures Delivery / Ground / Tower

By definition, a missed approach is the part of an approach procedure that is initiated if the ap...

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Wake Turbulence Category

Aircraft Knowledge

Description The ICAO wake turbulence category (WTC) is entered in the appropriate single charact...

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Definitions

Coordination Coordination Phrases Approach / Center

In the following chapters some terms are used, which will be explained now. Upstream/downstream ...

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Introduction

Coordination

Coordination is indispensable in the overall air traffic control system. This is particularly imp...

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Departure release

Coordination Coordination Phrases Approach / Center

At some airports it is necessary to obtain a so-called Departure Release from the radar station a...

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Addendum (not relevant for VATSIM)

Coordination Coordination Phrases Approach / Center

In addition to Approval Request, Release and Reference, there are other types of coordination. Ho...

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Reference

Coordination Coordination Phrases Approach / Center

Anything that cannot be handled with an approval request or a release falls under the coordinatio...

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Release

Coordination Coordination Phrases Approach / Center

As defined earlier, the TRANSFER OF CONTROL takes place when crossing the sector boundary plus ha...

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Approval request

Coordination Coordination Phrases Approach / Center

For coordination purposes, there are some keywords that give the coordination partner a rough ide...

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S1 Training

Langen FIR (EDGG) Curriculum FIR Langen

Welcome to the S1 training! Since May 2024, the S1 training is no longer held by the FIRs but in...

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Vorwort

Koordination

Im Gesamtsystem der Flugsicherung ist Koordination unabdingbar. Gerade in einem hochkomplexen Luf...

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